Meditation and Athletics

Question from Email: A student is writing a paper about meditation and its effect on athletes. He would like to know where to research this. Answer: Actually,

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Question from Email: A student is writing a paper about meditation
and its effect on athletes. He would like to know where to research
this.
Answer: Actually, all the martial arts are meditation-based methods
of gaining self control. Similarly, Zen meditation techniques are
found in archery and in the 70's one of the best selling books was a
book dealing with Zen and tennis. Chico Resch was a great hockey
goalie and he attributed his being able to pay perfect attention on
his success. He said that he could see the puck coming at him in slow
motion. Such is the power of concentration, and concentration is the
basic start of attaining a meditative state. Similarly, Ted Williams,
the Hall of Fame baseball player has said that he was able to
concentrate so intensely on the thrown pitch, that he was able to see
the seams of the ball as it rotated. Many swimmers visualize every
dive, and many golfers visualize every shot.These are meditation
skills. I would suggest checking out any Karate, Aikido, or Tae Chi
site and you will surely find a meditation factor in gaining mastery
of these athletic skills.

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